• Sofia Coppola, daughter of Francis Ford, turns big-time writer-director with Lost in Translation. The sublime dramedy starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson is nominated for four Academy Awards and takes home Best Original Screenplay.

Best Haiku Written About Humans from the Perspective of an

Extraterrestrial

We've been watching you

For 21,000 years.

We are not impressed.

—David Blankenbaker, 2003

Best Use Of Local Tax Dollars: Downtown revitalization

Best Local Hero: Andy the Weather Dog

Best Pick-Up Line Using The Phrase “Axis Of Evil”: Can I Offer You a Ride on My Axis of Evil?

Best Thing Mayor Chavez Could Do To Get Albuquerque Off The Bottom Of Virtually Every Meaningful List: Resign